The International Press Institute (IPI) today announced Scott Griffen as its new executive director. Griffen has been the organization’s interim director since June 2024. Griffen’s appointment comes at an increasingly perilous time for press freedom and independent journalism worldwide, IPI Executive Board Chair Márton Gergely said. “As we start the year 2025, IPI’s work has […]

On December 13, prominent independent journalist and IPI Turkey National Committee member Nevşin Mengü published an interview on her YouTube channel with Salih Müslim, an executive of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), a Syrian Kurdish group that Turkey designates as a “terrorist organization.” Shortly after the interview was uploaded, Mengü announced on her social media […]

Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission  CC: Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice President of the European Commission CC: Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement CC: Thomas Ossowski, EU Ambassador to Türkiye Open Letter to the European Commission Re: Urgent Need for EU Action to […]

Organized by the IPI Turkey National Committee and hosted by Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul on December 11, 2024, IPI’s fourth annual Turkey Media Symposium entitled “New Career Pathways in Journalism: Technology’s Role in Shaping the Future” will bring together international and local experts, leading figures in alternative media, new generation journalists, and journalism students. Join […]